The Big Blue Rock Pod

Ep. 50: Lakes, Diatoms, and DNA: Will You Be My Valentine?

February 6, 2026·41 min
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50th Episode! Matt, Doug, and Sarah talk to UK Earth & Environmental Sciences Professor Trisha Spanbauer. The discuss lakes, paleolimnology, lake sediment as proxies for global environmental change, ancient environmental DNA, biodiversity, ecological and molecular evolution, Lake Titicaca, promise of a.e.DNA sequencing, algae and art, and much more!

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